IMPOSSIBLE
/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ ► audio Scrabble 16 Words With Friends 20
Definition
- noun something that cannot be done.
- adjective not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with.
- adjective totally unlikely.
— synonyms: inconceivable, out_of_the_question, unimaginable
- adjective (used of persons or their behavior) not acceptable or reasonable.
— synonyms: unacceptable
Examples
- “Late 14th century: “Madame,” quod he, “this were an impossible!” — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales”
- “It is difficult, if not impossible, to memorize 20,000 consecutive numbers.”
- “You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!”
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